Smoking pipe filling machine



y 1952 A. L. HAND 2,595,576

SMOKING PIPE FILLING MACHINE Filed Dec. 22, 1949 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 AlbertL. Hand 3 INVENTOR.

May 6, 1952 Filed Dec. 22, 1949 A. L. HAND SMOKING PIPE FILLING MACHINEFig. 3.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Albert 1.. Hand INVENTOR.

w -Mam Patented May 6, 1952 UNITED STATES .PAT:E= NT OFFICE SMOKING PIPEFILLING MACHINE Albert L. Hand, Klamathfalls, Greg.

Application December 22, 1949,, Serial No. 134,540

10 Claims. 1

This invention comprises novel and useful .improvements in smoking pipefilling devices.

An important object of this invention is to provide a smoking pipefilling device which will store the tobacco for filling a pipe.

Another important object of this invention is to provide a smoking pipefilling device,'in accordance with the foregoing object, which .willretain a pipe in tobacco receiving position.

Yet another important object of this invention is to provide .a pipefilling device, in accordance with the foregoing objects, which willtamp the tobaccoin a pipe.

A-further object vof this invention is to provide a pipe filling device,in accordance with the foregoing objects, which isof simpleconstruction, yet durable and highly efiicient for the purposesintended.

An important feature of this invention resides in the provision for apipe filling device having a pipe filling aperture in the lower endthereof, and a tobacco tamper in alignment with the aperture andreciprocable therethrough to tamp the tobacco in a pipe positioned belowthe aperture.

Another important feature of this invention residesin the provisionfor aclosure for the aperture,and common means for sequentially actuating theclosure and the tamper.

Another important feature of this invention resides in the provision fora pipe retaining means forholding a pipe in tobacco receiving positionbelow the aperture.

These, together with various ancillary objects and features'are attainedby this device, a preferred embodiment of which has been illustrated byway of example only in the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective elevational view of the pipe filling device;

Figure 2 is avertical'sectional side view taken substantially ontheplane 22 of Figure l;

Figure 13 is a vertical sectional front view of the'pipe filling devicetaken substantially on the plane 3-3 of Figure 4;

Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional top view of thepipe filling devicetaken substantially on the plane 4-4 of Figure 3;

- Figure 5 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional view takensubstantially on the plane 5-5 of Figure 3, showing the details of thepipe'retaining means;

, Figurefi is afragmentary vertical sectional view taken substantiallyon the plane 6-6 of Figure 4 showing the rod which reciprocates theaperture closure.

12 Figurelis a fragmentary verticalsectional view taken substantiallyon'the plane '|--1 of Figure 6. Referring :now more specifically to theacc0mpanying' drawings wherein like numerals designate similar partsthroughout the various views,

the'tobacco filling device, indicated generally by the numeral I'llconsists of a container E2 of any desired configuration, which containerhas a cover l4 thereon. The cover may conveniently be attached, as byhinges IE3, or may be retained, in any other desired manner, on thecontainer.

'Withinathe container lZ-there is provided a hopper [8 having downwardlyconverging side walls 20 and"22, and downwardly converging front andrear walls '24 :and 26 respectively. A transverse Wall SO is'secured tothe'lower extremity of the hopperla, and an aperture 28 is provided inthe transverse 'wall "for reasons which will later become apparent.

A closure .32 is provided for the aperture 28,

i which closure is ireciproca-bly mounted in herizontal :slops .ortracks '34 and 36 in the depending side walls zlliandt22 respectively ofthe hopper 18. "Obviously the closure 32 may be otherwise mounted ontothe container l2, but for the purposes of this device the reciprocatingclosure 32 has been found satisfactory. A spring 38 is providedtoyieldingly urge the closure 32 to its open position.

In' order to prevent the tobacco from piling up ionthe edge'of thetransverse wall 355 around the apertureZBtapered inserts may beprovided.

Reciprocably mounted inthe container !2, in alignment with the aperture28 is a tobacco tamping plunger 42. The plunger 42 is slidably receivedin a "-bore 44 in the supporting bracket Mi, and is'yieldingly urgedupwardly by a spring filfi'which rests upon the bracket is and isretained in compression by pin 50 and washer 52 carried by the plunger42; A lever arm 56, having alongitudinalmed-ial slot 56 therein issecured to :the container 12 as by hinge 58 for vertical pivotalmovement relative thereto, the lever arm 54 being so positioned that thevertical plane in which-the slot 56 moves is in alignment with theverticalaxis'of the plunger 42. An actuating link 60 is secured to thefree end of the arm 54 and 'passes,th-rough the downwardly andoutwardly-inclined slot 62 in the wall 88 of the container, the link '60terminating in an angularly attachedportion 64 which is secured to theoperating handle 66. An additional spring, such as the leaf spring 68,may be provided to yieldingly urge the lever arm 54 downwardly. Thisspring :68, as more clearly shown in Figure 3, is secured to one wall ofthe container [2, as by the block I and preferably on the same wall towhich the lever arm 54 is pivoted, the other end of spring 68 having ahook I2 thereon, the hook being receivable in an eye I4 on the arm 54.In order to separate the above described plunger actuating mechanismfrom the tobacco in the container I2, a plate or shield I6 may beprovided.

An operating mechanism for the closure 32 is provided, which mechanismconsists of an offset operating arm I8, one end of which arm is securedto the closure 32 as by the block 80 and suitable fastener 82. The armI8 extends transversely of the path of reciprocatory travel of theclosure 32, and has a tie rod 84 secured to its other end.

Journaled in the casing I2 is a rocker shaft 86, the operating handle 66being secured to one end of the shaft 86, externally of the wall 88 ofthe casing I2, a rocker arm or lever 90 being secured at the other endof the shaft 86. In the embodiment shown, the rocker arm 90 is housed ina casing 92, which is external to the container I2, but it is believedobvious that the container may be so constructed as to include thecasing 92 within it. The free end of the rocker arm 90 is flexiblyattached as by the fastener 94 to the tie rod 84.

A block 96 having an arcuate recess 08 therein is positioned below theaperture 28 so as to form part of a pipe retaining member. Curvedresilient fingers I00 are secured to the block 96 so as to extendoutwardly and parallel to the base I02, the fingers I00 forming aconstriction which will yieldingly engage a pipe thrust therebetween.The fingers I00 may conveniently be press-fitted into slots I04 in theblock 96, in order to secure the fingers to the block. A resilient seatI06 is secured to the base I02 so as to guidingly receive a pipethereabove, and to limit excessive tamping of the tobacco in the pipe bythe plunger 42. An aperture I08 of suitable dimensions to permit thebowl of a pipe to be passed therethrough is provided in one wall of thecontainer I2.

In operation, the bowl of the pipe to be filled is inserted into theaperture I 08 between the fingers I 00, the fingers retaining it in itstobacco receiving position below the aperture 28. The handle 66 is thendepressed at the end I I 0 which is attached to the link 60. Thedepression of the handle 66 will tension the link 60 and pivot the arm54 about the hinge 58 thereby causing the plunger 42 to be lowered intoits tobacco tamping position. As the handle 66 is secured to the shaft85, the shaft will be rotated, thereby actuating the rocker arm 90,which will release the tie rod 84 and the operating arm '18 and permitthe spring 38 to reciprocate the closure 32 to its open position.Obviously the closure operating mechanism and the plunger operatingmechanism can be so constructed as to reciprocate the closure to itsopen position before the plunger 42 passes through the aperture 28,thereby permitting the tobacco in the container I2 to fill the pipe. Itis also believed apparent that the inserts 40 will serve to guide theplunger 42 through the aperture 28 as well as serving to prevent theaccumulation of tobacco on the transverse wall 30.

Upon release of the handle 66, the spring 48 overrides the springs 38and 68 to urge the handle 66 upwardly and consequently urge the closure28 to its closed position.

From the foregoing, it is believed that the operation and constructionof the device will be readily apparent and further discussion isbelieved to be unnecessary. However, since numerous modifications willreadily occur to those skilled in the art after a consideration of theforegoing specification and accompanying drawings, it is not intended tolimit the invention to that shown and described, but all suitablemodifications may be resorted to, falling within the scope of theappended claims.

Having described the invention what is claimed as new is:

1. A pipe filling device comprising a tobacco container, a hopper insaid container having an aperture in the lower end thereof, closuremeans for said aperture horizontally movably attached to said container,pipe retaining means attached to said container below said aperture,tobacco tamping means vertically reciprocably mounted in said containerfor movement through said aperture, common means for sequentially movingsaid closure means into its aperture opening position and said pipetamping means through said aperture.

2. The combination of claim 1 including means yieldingly urging saidtobacco tamping means upwardly and said closure means into its apertureclosing position.

3. The combination of claim 1 wherein said common means includes meansyieldingly urging said closure means to its open position.

4. The combination of claim 1 wherein said common means includes an armvertically movably mounted in said container, said arm operativelyengaging said tobacco tamping means to cause movement of the latter inresponse to vertical movement of the arm, and means operativelyconnected to said arm for vertically moving said arm to reciprocate saidtobacco tamping means.

5. The combination of claim 1 wherein said common means includes an armvertically movably mounted in said container, said arm operativelyengaging said tobacco tamping means to cause reciprocatory movement ofthe latter in response to vertical movement of the arm, a leververtically pivotally attached to said container, means operativelyconnected to said lever and to said closure means to horizontally movesaid closure means in response to pivotal movement of said lever, andmeans operatively connected to said lever and said arm forsimultaneously pivoting said lever and vertically moving said arm.

6. A pipe filling device comprising a tobacco container, a hopper insaid container having an aperture in the lower end thereof, closuremeans for said aperture horizontally movably attached to said container,tobacco tamping means vertically reciprocably attached to said containerfor movement through said aperture, an operating handle verticallypivotally attached to said container, and actuating means operativelyconnecting said closure means and said tamping means to said handle,said actuating means being so constructed and arranged that said closuremeans is horizontally moved into and out of aperture closing positionand said tamping means is vertically reciprocated through the aperturein response to vertical pivotal movement of said handle.

7. A pipe filling device comprising a tobacco container, a hopper insaid container having an aperture in the lower end thereof, closuremeans for said aperture horizontally movably attached to said container,tobacco tamping means vertically reciprocably attached to said containerfor movement through said aperture, an operating handle verticallypivotally attached to said container, and a lever operatively connectedto said handle for vertical pivotal movement therewith, a link attachedto said closure means and to said lever for horizontally moving saidclosure means in response to pivotal movement of said lever, meansoperatively connecting said handle to said tamping means to verticallyreciprocate said tamping means in response to pivotal move.

ment of said handle.

8. The combination of claim 7 including means yieldingly urging saidclosure means to its open position, means yieldingly urging said tampingmeans out of said aperture, said last mentioned means overriding saidmeans for urging said closure to its open position when said handle isreleased to move said closure means into its aperture closing position.

9. A pipe filling device comprising a tobacco container, a hopper insaid container having an aperture in the lower end thereof, closuremeans for said aperture horizontally movably attached to said container,tobacco tamping means vertically reciprocably attached to said container'for movement through said aperture, an operating handle verticallypivotally attached to said container, and a lever operatively connectedto said handle for vertical pivotal movement therewith, a link attachedto said closure means and to said lever for horizontally moving saidclosure means in response to pivotal movement of said lever, an armvertically movably mounted in said casing and operatively engaging saidtamping means to reciprocate the latter in response to movement of thearm, an actuator rod operatively connecting the arm to the end of thehandle remote from the pivoted end thereof whereby said tamping means isvertically reciprocated in response to pivotal movement of said handle.

10. The combination of claim 9 including means yieldingly urging saidclosure means to its open position, means yieldingly urging said tampingmeans out of said aperture, said last mentioned means overriding saidmeans for ur ing said closure to its open position when said handle isreleased to move said closure means into its aperture closing position.

ALBERT L. .I-IAND.

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